Take A Look At The Special-Colored F-16 That Celebrates the 800th Anniversary Of Denmark’s Flag

June 15, 2019 David Cenciotti Military Aviation

F-16 RDAF special color — The RDAF F-16 in special color scheme. (Image credit: RDAF).

Today, the oldest national flag in the world turns 800 years. Here’s how the Royal Danish Air Force celebrated the “Dannebrog”.

On Jun. 15, Denmark celebrates Valdemarsdag, the anniversary of King Valdemar’s victory in the Battle of Lindanise (present day Tallinn, Estonia) in 1219. According to the legend, on that day 800 years ago, the flag of Denmark “Dannebrog” (which translates to “the cloth of the Danes” or the “red flag”) fell from the sky.

The RDAF celebrated the 800th anniversary of Dannebrog with a special painted F-16 that took part in a flyover across Denmark.

A map showing the route of the special-colored F-16 on Jun. 15, 2019.

Here are some cool shots of the F-16 in the Donnebrog livery from Fighter Wing Skrydstrup.

Another cool air-to-air image of the special F-16 (Image credit: RDAF).

At this link, you can find some more details about the livery, designed by Mads Bangsø.

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David Cenciotti is a freelance journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written four books.